雅思（閱讀）模擬試卷4（共9套）

（共360題）

雅思（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套

一、綜合題（本題共40題，每題1.0分，共40分。）

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedonReading

Passage1below.SeedvaultguardsresourcesforthefutureFionaHarveypaidavisittoa

buildingwhosecontentsareveryprecious.

About1,000kmfromtheNorthPole,

Svalbardisoneofthemostremoteplacesonearth.Forthisreason,itisthesiteofavault

thatwillsafeguardapricelesscomponentofourcommonheritage-theseedsofour

staplecrops.Here,seedsfromtheworld'smostvitalfoodcropswillbelockedawayfor

hundredsoreventhousandsofyears.Ifsomethinggoeswrongintheworld,thevaultwill

providethemeanstorestorefarming.We,orourdescendants,willnothavetoretread

thousandsofyearsofagriculturefromscratch.Deepinthevaultattheendofalong

tunnel,arethreestoragevaultswhicharelinedwithinsulatedpanelstohelpmaintainthe

coldtemperatures.Electronictransmitterslinkedtoasatellitesystemmonitor

temperature,etc.andpasstheinformationbacktotheappropriateauthoritiesat

LongyearbyenandtheNordicGeneBankwhichprovidethetechnicalinformationfor

managingtheseedvaults.Theseedsareplacedinsealedboxesandstoredonshelvesin

(hevaults.Theminimalmoisturelevelandlowtemperatureensurelowmetabolic

activity.Theremotelocation,aswellastheruggedstructure,provideunparalleled

securityfortheworld'sagriculturalheritage.Thethreevaultsareburieddeepinthe

hillside.Toreachthem,itisnecessarytoproceeddownalongandsurprisinglylarge

corridor.At93.3metresinlength,itconnectsthe26-metrelongentrancebuildingtothe

threevaults,eachofwhichextendsafurther27metresintothemountain.Towardsthe

endofthistunnel,afterabout80metres,therearcseveralsmallroomsontheright-hand

side.Oneisatransformerroomtowhichonlythepowercompanyofficialshaveaccess-

thishousestheequipmentneededtotransformtheincomingelectricalcurrentdownto

220volts.Asecondisanelectricalroomhousingcontn^lsforthecompressorandother

equipinent.Theotherroomisanofficewhichcanbeheatedtoprovidecomfortable

workingconditionsforthosewhowillmakeaninventoryofthesamplesinandoutofthe

vault.Anyoneseekingaccesstotheseedshastopassthroughfourlockeddoors:the

heavysteelentrancedoors,aseconddoorapproximately90metresdownthetunneland

finallythetwokeyeddoorsseparatedbyanairlock,fromwhichitispossibletoproceed

directlyintotheseedvaults.Keysarecodedtoallowaccesstodifferentlevelsofthe

facility.Aworkofartwillmakethevaultvisiblelormilesaround.Thevaultentranceis

filledwithhighlyreflectivesheetsofsteelandmirrorswhichformaninstallationacting

asabeacon.Itreflectspolarlightinthesummermonths,whileinthewinter,anetwork

of200fibre-opticcableswillgivethepieceamutedgreenish-turquoiseandwhitelight.

CaryFowler,themastermindbehindthevault,standsinsidetheechoingcavern.Forhim,

thisistheculminationofnearly30yearsofwork.'It'saninsurancepolicy,'heexplains,'a

verycheapinsurancepolicywhenyouconsiderwhatweYeinsuring-theearth'sbiological

diversity.'Seedsarebeingbroughtherefromallovertheworld,fromseedbankscreated

bygovernments,universitiesandprivateinstitutions.Soon,therewillbeseedvarieties

fromatleast100cropsintheSvalbardvault-extendingtoexamplesofallofthe1.5

millionknowncropseedvarietiesintheworld.Ifanymoreareunearthed,eitherinthe

wildorfoundinobscurecollections,theycanbeadded,too-thevaulthasroomforat

least4.5millionsamples.Insidetheentranceareaitismorethan10°Cbelowfreezing,

butinthechamberswheretheseedsarekept,refrigeratorspushdownthetemperature

evenfurther,to-18°C.Atthistemperature,whichwillbekeptconstanttostoptheseeds

germinatingorrotting,thewheatseedswillremainviableforanestimated1,700years,

thebarleyfor2,000yearsandthesorghumfor20,000years.Svalbard'sArcticconditions

willkeeptheseedscold.Inordertomaintainthetemperatureataconstant-10℃to-20°

C,thecoldArcticairwillbedrawnintothevaultduringthewinter,automaticallyand

withouthumanintervention.Thesurroundingrockwillmaintainthetemperature

requirementsduringtheextremelycoldseasonand,duringwarmerperiods,refrigeration

equipmentwillengage.Lookingoutacrossthesnow-coveredmountainsofSvalbard,itis

hardnottofeelrespectforthe2,300orsopeoplewholivehere,mainlyinLongyearbyen,

avillageafewmilesaway.Therearethreemonthswithoutlightinwinter.Svalbardis

intendedastheseedbankoflastresort.Eachsampleismadeupofafewhundredseeds,

sealedinsideawatertightpackagewhichwillneverbetamperedwithwhileitisinthe

vault.Thepackagesofseedsremainthepropertyofthecollectionstheyhavecomefrom.

Svalbardwilldisbursesamples'onlyifalltheotherseedsinothercollectionsaroundthe

worldaregone,'explainsFowler.Ifseedsdohavetobegivenout,thosewhoreceive

themareexpectedtogerminatethemandgeneratenewsamples,tobereturnedtothe

vault.Questions1-6Labelthediagrambelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTWO

WORDSORANUMBERfromthepassageforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersin

boxes1-6onyouranswersheet.

TheSvalbardVault

Theseedsareconservedbythe

Theentrancetotheseedvault

itselfisprotectedwrthdoorswith

5betweenthem.

The4is

reducedasitentersthevault.

Seedsareprocessedinthe3

beforetheygointothevault.

,whichis2.

connectstheentrancebuildingtothevault.

Theinstallationintheentranceconsistsof1...

andmetalpanelswhichmaximisenaturallight.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：mirrors

知識點解析：DistractionTheanswercannotbe'sheetsofsteerasthesearethe'metal

panels',norcanitbe,fibre-opticcables'astheydon'treflect'natural'(i.e.'polar'light).

2、

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:93.3metres

知識點解析：DistractionTheotherfiguresrefertotheentrancebuilding,thevaultsand

thedistancebetweentheentranceandtheroomsontheright.

3、

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：office

知識點解析：[seedsareprocessed=makeaninventoryofthesamples]

4、

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：(electrical)current

知識點解析：[theelectricalcurrentisreduced=transformtheincomingelectrical

currentdown]

5、

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:anairlock

知識點解析：’thetwokeyeddoorsseparatedbyanairlock'

6、

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：moislure

知識點解析：|lackofmoisture=theminimalmoisturelevel;cold=lowtemperature;

theseedsareconserved=ensurelowmetabolicactivity|

DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?In

boxes7-13onyouranswersheet,writeTRUEifthestatementagreeswiththe

informationFALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformationNOTGIVENifthereis

noinformationonthis

7、Thevaulthasthecapacitytoaccommodateundiscoveredtypesofseedatalaterdate.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

矢口識點解析：Theseventhparagraphsays'Ifanymorearcunearthed...theycanbe

added,too

8、Therearedifferentlevelsofrefrigerationaccordingtothekindsofseedsstored.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：Theeighthparagraphsaysthetemperature'willbekeptconstant'[=allthe

seedsarekeptatthesamelevelofrefrigeration|.

9、Duringwinter,theflowofairenteringthevaultisregularlymonitoredbystaff.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析:Theninthparagraphsays"hecoldArcticair...withouthuman

intervention?[=notmonitoredbystaff].

10、Thereisaback-uprefrigerationsystemreadytobeswitchedonifthepresentone

fails.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：Theninthparagraphsaysthat'...duringwannerperiods,refrigeration

equipmentwillengage'butthereisnomentionofaback-uprefrigeralioiisysleni.

11、ThepeoplewhoworkatSvalbardaremainlylocals.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：Theninthparagraphsaysitishardnottofeelrespectforthe2,300orso

peoplewholiveherebutitdoesn'tsaytheyworkatthevault.

12、Onceaseedpackageisinthevault,itremainsunopened.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：Thelastparagraphsaysitis'sealedinsideawatertightpackagewhichwill

neverbetamperedwithwhileitisinthevault'[=itrcirainsunopened].

13、IfseedsaresentfromSvalbardtootherbanks,thereisanobligationfortherecipient

tosendreplacementsback.

A、真

B、假

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：Thelastparagraphsays'thosewhoreceivethemareexpectedto

germinatethemandgeneratenewsamples,tobereturnedtothevault'.

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions14-26,whicharebasedonReading

Passage2below.WHATCOOKBOOKSREALLYTEACHUSAShelvesbendunder

theirweightofcookerybooks.Evenamedium-sizedbookshopcontainsmanymore

recipesthanonepersoncouldhopetocookinalifetime.Althoughtherecipesinone

bookareoftensimilartothoseinanother,theirpresentationvarieswildly,fromananay

ofvegetariancookbookstoinstructionsoncookingthefoodthathistoricalfiguresmight

haveeaten.Thereasonforthisabundanceisthatcookbookspromiselobringabouta

kindofdomestictransformationfortheuser.Thedailyroutinecanbeputtoonesideand

theyliberatetheuser,ifonlytemporarily.Tofollowtheirinstructionsistoturnatask

whichhastobeperformedeverydayintoanengaging,romanticprocess.Cookbooksalso

provideanopportunitytodelveintodistantcultureswithouthavingtoturnupatan

airporttogetthere.BThefirstWesterncookbookappearedjustover1,600yearsago.De

recoquinara(itmeans'concerningcookery')isattributedtoaRomangourmetnamed

Apicius.ItisprobablyacompilationofRomanandGreekrecipes,someorallofthem

drawnfrommanuscriptsthatwerelaterlost.Theeditorwassloppy,allowingseveral

duplicatedrecipestosneakin.YetApicius'sbooksetthetoneofcookeryadvicein

Europeformorethanathousandyears.Asacookbookitisunsatisfactorywithverybasic

instructions.JosephVchling,achefwhotranslatedApiciusinthe1930s,suggestedthe

authorhadbeenobscureonpurpose,incasehissecretsleakedout.CButamorelikely

reasonisthatApicius'srecipeswerewrittenbyandforprofessionalcooks,whocould

followtheirshorthand.Thissituationcontinuedforhundredsofyears.Therewasno

ordertocookbooks:acakerecipemightbefollowedbyamuttonone.Butthen,they

werenotwrittenforcarefulstudy.Beforethe19thcenturyfeweducatedpeoplecooked

forthemselves.Thewealthiestemployedliteratechefs;otherspresumablyreadrecipesto

theirservants.Suchcookswouldhavebeencapableofcreatingdishesfromthevaguest

ofinstructions.DTheinventionofprintingmighthavebeenexpectedtoleadtogreater

claritybutatfirstthereversewastrue.Aswordsacquiredcommercialvalue,plagiarism

exploded.Recipesweredistortedthroughreproduction.ArecipeforboiledcaponinThe

GoodHuswivesJewell,printedin1596,advisedthecooktoaddthreeorfourdates.By

1653,whentherecipewasgivenbyadifferentauthorinABookofFruits&Flowers,the

cookwastoldtosetthedishasideforthreeorfourdays.EThedominantthemein16th

and17thcenturycookbookswasorder.Bookscombinedrecipesandhouseholdadvice,

ontheassumptionthatawell-madedish,awcll-ordcrcdlarderandwcll-disciplincd

childrenwereequallyimportant.Cookbooksthusbecameasymbolofdependabilityin

chaotictimes.TheyhardlyseemtohavebeenaffectedbytheEnglishcivilwarorthe

revolutionsinAmericaandFrance.FInthe1850sIsabellaBeetonpublishedTheBook

ofHouseholdManagement.Likeearliercookerywriterssheplagiarisedfreely,liftingnot

justrecipesbutphilosophicalobservationsfromotherbooks.IfBeeton'srecipeswerenot

whollynew,though,thewayinwhichshepresentedthemcertainlywas.Sheexplains

whenthechiefingredientsaremostlikelytobeinseason,howlongthedishwilltaketo

prepareandevenhowmuchitislikelytocost.Beeton'srecipeswerewellsuitedtoher

limes.Twocenturiesearlier,anunderstandingofruralwayshadbeensowidespreadthat

onewritercouldadvisecookstoheatwateruntilitwasalittlehotterthanmilkcomes

fromacow.Dythe1850sBritainwasindustrialising.Thegrowingurbanmiddleclass

neededdetails,andBeetonprovidedtheminfull.GInFrance,cookbookswerefast

becomingevenmoresystematic.ComparedwithBritain,Francehadproducedfewbooks

writtenfortheordinaryhouseholderbytheendofthe19thcentury.Themostcelebrated

Frenchcookbookswerev/rittenbysuperstarchefswhohadaclearsenseofcodifyinga

unifiedapproachtosophisticatedFrenchcooking.The5,000recipesinAuguste

Escoffier'sLeGuideCulinaire(TheCulinaryGuide),publishedin1902,mightaswell

havebeenwritteninstone,giventhebook'sreputationamongFrenchchefs,manyof

whomstillconsideritthedefinitivereferencebook.HWhatEscoffierdidforFrench

cooking,FannieFarmerdidforAmericanhomecooking.Shenotonlysynthesised

Americancuisine;sheelevatedittothestatusofscience.'Progressincivilisationhas

beenaccompaniedbyprogressincookery,'shebreezilyannouncedinTheBoston

Cooking-SchoolCookBook,beforelaunchingintoacollectionofrecipesthatsometimes

resemblesabookofchemistryexperiments.Shewasoccasionallyover-fussy.She

explainedthatcurrantsshouldbepickedbetweenJune28thandJuly3rd,butnotwhenit

israining.Butinthemainherbookisreassuringlyauthoritative.Itsrecipesareshort,

withnounnecessarychatandnounnecessaryspices.IIn1950MediterraneanFoodby

ElizabethDavidlaunchedarevolutionincookingadviceinBritain.Insomeways

MediterraneanFoodrecalledevenoldercookbooksbutthesmellsandnoisesthatfilled

David'sbookswerenotmeredecorationforherrecipes.Theywerethepointofher

books.Whenshebegantowrite,manyingredientswerenotwidelyavailableor

affordable.Sheunderstoodthis,acknowledginginalatereditionofoneofherbooksthat

'evenifpeoplecouldnotveryoftenmakethedishesheredescribed,itwasstimulatingto

thinkaboutthem.'David'sbookswerenotsomuchcookingmanualsasguidestothekind

offoodpeoplemightwellwishtoeat.Questions14-16Completethesummarybelow.

ChooseNOMORETHANTWOWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.Writeyour

answersinboxes14-16onyouranswersheet.Whyaretheresomanycookerybooks?

Therearcagreatnumbermorecookcrybookspublishedthanisreallynecessaryanditis

their[R14]whichmakesthemdifferfromeachother.Therearesuchlarge

numbersbecausetheyofferpeopleanescapefromtheir[R15]andsomegive

theuserthechancetoinformthemselvesaboutother[R16]

14、[R14]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：presentation

知識點解析：'theirpresentationvarieswildly[=itistheirpresentationwhichmakes

themdifferfromeachother]?

15、[R15]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：（daily）routine

知識點解析：’Thedailyroutinecanbeputtoonesideandtheyliberatetheuser...[=

offerpeopleanescapefromthen-dailyroutine]/

16、[R16]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：cultures

矢口識點解析：5provideanopportunitytodelveintodistantcultures[=givetheuserthe

chancetoinformthemselvesaboutothercultures]5

Whichparagraphcontainsthefollowinginformation?Writethecorrectletter,A-l,in

boxes17-21onyouranswersheet.NBYoumayuseanylettermorethanonce.

17、cookerybooksprovidingasenseofstabilityduringperiodsofunrest

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識點解析：'Cookbooksthusbecameasymbol...therevolutionsinAmericaand

France[=periodsofunrest]?

18、detailsinrecipesbeingalteredastheywerepassedon

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析:'Recipesweredistorted[=altered]throughreproduction/

19、knowledgewhichwasindangerofdisappearing

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

知識點解析：’Twocenturiesearlier,anunderstandingofruralwayshadbeenso

widespreadthat...Thegrowingurbanmiddleclassneededdetails,andBeetonprovided

theminfull/

20thenegativeeffectoncookerybooksofanewdevelopment

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：'Theinventionofprinting...thereversewastrue?

21aperiodwhentherewasnoneedforcookerybookstobeprecise

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析:'Butthen,theywerenotwrittenfbrcarefulstudy...Suchcookswould

havebeencapable...fromthevaguestofinstructions/

Lookatthefollowingsta(ements(Questions22-26)andlistofbooks(A-E)below.Match

eachstatementwiththecorrectbook,A-E.Writethecorrectletter,A-E,inboxes22-26

onyouranswersheet.ListofcookerybooksADerecoquinaraBTheBookof

HouseholdManagementCLeGuideCulinaireDTheBostonCooking-SchoolCook

BookEMediterraneanFood

22、Itsrecipeswereeasytofollowdespitethewriter'sattentiontodetail.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：ParagraphHsays'acollectionofrecipes...abookofchemistry

experiments...herbookisreassuringlyauthoritative...nounnecessaryspices'.

23Itswritermayhavedeliberatelyavoidedpassingondetails.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：ParagraphBsays5theauthorhadbeenobscureonpurpose,.

24、Itappealedtoambitiousideaspeoplehaveaboutcooking.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

知識點解析：ParagraphIsays'David'sbookswerenotsomuchcookingmanuals...

wishtoeat\

25、Itswriterusedideasfromotherbooksbutaddedadditionalrelatedinformation.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：ParagraphFsays'IfBeeton'srecipeswerenotwhollynew,though,the

wayinwhichshepresentedthemcertainlywas.Sheexplains../.

26>Itputintoprintideaswhicharestillrespectedtoday.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

矢口識點解1斤：ParagraphGsays'manyofwhomstillconsideritthedefinitivereference

book\

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions27-40,whicharebasedonReading

Passage3below.Istheremoretovideogamesthanpeoplerealise?Manypeoplewho

spendalotoftimeplayingvideogamesinsistthattheyhavehelpedtheminareaslike

confidence-building,presentationskillsanddebating.Yetthiswayofthinkingabout

videogamescanbefoundalmostnowherewithinthemainstreammedia,whichstilltend

totreatgamesasanoddmixoftheslightlymenacingandthealien.Thislackof

awarenesshasbecomeincreasinglyinappropriate,asvideogamesandtheculturethat

surroundsthemhavebecomeverybigbusinessindeed.Recently,theBritishgovernment

releasedtheByronreportintotheeffectsofelectronicmediaonchildren.Itsconclusions

setoutaclear,rationalbasisforexploringtheregulationofvideogames.Theensuing

debate,however,hasdescendedintothesameoldsquabblingbetweenpartisanfactions:

thepreachersofmentalandmoraldecline,andtheinnovativegamedesigners.In

betweenarethegamers,busilybuyingandplayingwhilenonsenseistalkedovertheir

heads.SusanGreenfield,renownedneuroscientist,outlinesherconcernsinanewbook.

Everyindividual'smindistheproductofabrainthathasbeenpersonalisedbythesum

totaloftheirexperiences;withanincreasingquantityofourexperiencesfromveryearly

childhoodtakingplace'onscreen'ratherthanintheworld,thereispotentiallyaprofound

shiftinthewaychildren'smindswork.Shesuggeststhatthefast-paced,second-hand

experiencescreatedbyvideogamesandtheInternetmayinculcateaworldviewthatis

lessempathetic,morerisk-takingandlesscontemplativethanwhatwetendtothinkofas

healthy.Greenfield'sproseisfullofmixedmetaphorsandself-contradictionsandis

perhapstheworstenemyofherattemptstopersuade.Thisisunfortunate,because

howevermuchtcchnophiiesmaysnort,sheisarticulatingwidelyheldfearsthathavea

basisinfact.Unlikeeventheirimmediateantecedents,thelatestelectronicmediaareat

oncedomesticandwork-related,theirmobilityblurringtheboundariesbetweenthese

spaces,andvideogamesareattheirforefront.Agenerationaldividehasopenedthatisin

manywaysmoreprofoundthantheequivalentshiftsassociatedwithradioortelevision,

morealienatingforthoseunfamiliarwithnewtechnologies,moreabsorbingforthose

whoare.Sohowdoourlawmakersregulatesomethingthatistoofluidtobefully

comprehendedorcontrolled?AdamMartin,aleadprogrammerforanonlinegames

developer,says:'Computergamesteachandpeopledon'tevennoticethey'rebeing

taught.'Butisn'tthekindoflearningthatgoesoningamesrathernarrow?'Alargepartof

theaddictivenessofgamesdoescomefromthefactthatasyouplayyouaremasteringa

setofchallenges.Buthumanity'slargerunderstandingoftheworldcomesprimarily

throughcommunicationandexperimentation,throughansweringthequestion"Whatif?"

Gamesexcelatteachingthistoo.1StevenJohnson'sthesisisnotthatelectronicgames

constituteagreat,popularart,butthatthcmeanlevelofmassculturehasbeendemanding

steadilymoreintellectualengagementfromconsumers.Games,hepointsout,generate

satisfactionviathecomplexityoftheirvirtualworlds,notbytheirroboticpredictability.

Testingthenatureandlimitsofthelawsofsuchimaginaryworldshasmoreincommon

withscientificmethodsthanwithapointlessaddiction,whilethecomplexityofthe

problemschildrenencounterwithingamesexceedsthatofanythingtheymightfindat

school.Greenfieldarguesthattherearewaysofthinkingthatplayingvideogamessimply

cannotteach.Shehasapoint.Wcshouldneverforget,forinstance,theuniqueabilityof

bookstoengageandexpandthehumanimagination,andtogiveusthemeansofmore

fullyexpressingoursituationsintheworld.Intriguingly,thevideogamesindustryisnow

growinginwaysthathavemoreincommonwithanold-fashionedworldof

companionablepastimesthanwithacyber-futureoflonely,isolatedobsessives.Gamesin

whichfriendsandrelationsgatherroundaconsoletocompeteatactivitiesaregrowingin

popularity.Theagendaisincreasinglybeingsetbytheconcernsofmainstreamconsumers

-whattheyconsideracceptablefortheirchildren,whattheywanttoplayatpartiesand

acrossgenerations.Thesetrendsembodyafamiliarbutimportanttruth:gamesarehuman

products,andliewithinourcontrol.Thisdoesn'tmeanweyetcontrolorunderstandthem

fully,butitshouldremindusthatthereisnothinginevitableorincomprehensibleabout

them.Nomatterhowdeeplyitmaybefelt,instinctivefearisaninappropriateresponseto

technologyofanykind.Sofar,thedirepredictionsmanytraditionalistshavemadeabout

the'death'ofold-fashionednarrativesandimaginativethoughtatthehandsofvideo

gamescannotbeupheld.Televisionandcinemamaybesuffering,economically,atthe

handsofinteractivemedia.Butliteracystandardshavefailedtodecline.Youngpeople

stillenjoysport,goingoutandlisteningtomusic.Andmostresearch-includingarecent

$1.5mstudyfundedbytheUSgovernment-suggeststhatevenprc-tccnsarcnotinthe

habitofblurringgameworldsandrealworlds.Thesheerpaceandscaleofthechanges

weface,however,leavelittleroomforcomplacency.RichardBartie,aBritishwriterand

gameresearcher,saysTimeschange:acceptit;embraceit.'Justas,today,wehaveno

livingmemoriesofatimebeforeradio,wewillsoonliveinaworldinwhichnoone

livingexperiencedgrowingupwithoutcomputers.Itisforthisreasonthatwemusttryto

examinewhatwestandtoloseandgain,beforeitistoolate.Questions27-32Dothe

followingstatementsagreewiththeviewsofthewriterinReadingPassage3?Inboxes

27-32onyouranswersheet,writeYESifthestatementagreeswiththeviewsofthe

writerNOifthestatementcontradictstheviewsofthewriterNOTGIVENifitis

impossibletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis

27>Muchmediacommentignorestheimpactthatvideogamescanhaveonmany

people'slives.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：Thefirstparagraphsays'Thislackofawarenesshasbecome...verybig

businessindeed';'thiswayofthinking...canbefoundalmostnowhere...mainstream

mcdia\

28、ThepublicationoftheByronReportwasfollowedbyaworthwhilediscussion

betweenthoseforandagainstvideogames.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：Thesecondparagraphsays'Theensuingdebate...sameoldsquabbling

betweenpartisanfactions...nonsenseistalked

29>SusanGreenfield'swayofwritinghasbecomemorecomplexovertheyears.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：Thefourthparagraphsays'Greenfield'sproseisfullofmixedmetaphors

andself-contradictions'butthereisnomentionofwheiherherwritinghaschanged.

30、Itislikelythatvideogameswilltakeovertheroleofcertainkindsofbooksinthe

future.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

矢口識點解析：Althoughtheseventhparagraphsaysbookshaveadifferentrole:the

uniqueabilityofbookstoengageandexpandthehumanimagination\thereisno

suggestionthatvideogameswillassumetheroleofsomebooks.

31、Moresociablegamesarebeingbroughtouttosatisfythedemandsofthebuying

public.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：Theseventhparagraphsays'Gamesinwhichfriendsandrelationsgather

roundaconsole...growinginpopularity.Theagendaisincreasinglybeingsetbythe

concernsofmainstreamconsumers

32>Beingafraidoftechnologicaladvancesisajustifiablereaction.

A、YES

B、NO

C、NOTGIVEN

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：Theeighthparagraphsays'Nomatterhowdeeply...inappropriate

responsetotechnologyofanykind'.

33、Accordingtothewriter,whatviewaboutvideogamesdoesSusanGreenfieldput

forwardinhernewbook?

A、Theyareexposingachildtoanadultviewoftheworldtoosoon.

Childrenbecomeeasilyfrightenedbysomeofthesituationsinthem.

C、Theyarcchangingthewaychildren'sviewoftheworlddevelops.

D、Childrendon'Ilearnfromthembecausetheyaretoorepetitive.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

矢口識點解析：Thethirdparagraphsays'thereispotentiallyaprofoundshiftintheway

children'smindswork';'videogames...aworldview...lessempathetic,morerisk-taking

andlesscontemplative'.DistractionA:Thetextdoesn'tsuggestthatthegamesgive

childrenanadultviewoftheworld;B:ThetextsaysGreenfieldisarticulatingwidely

heldfearsbutthesearenotchildren'sfears